Art Wall Jr
Name:
Arthur Jonathan "Art" Wall JrCountry:
USALived:
[1923-2001]. Born on Nov 25, 1923 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Died on Oct 31, 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania (aged 77).Original/Home Club:
Honesdale GC, PA.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1950MAJORS (1): The Masters (1959). Ryder Cup player (1957, '59, '61). PGA Tour wins (14).
Wall held an enviable world record for many years ... he had a lifetime tally of 45 holes-in-one, which were made during his playing career, casual rounds included.
America
Liberty Mutual
Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) & Don January (USA) finished 2 shots behind Tommy Bolt (USA) and Art Wall (USA). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].
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Played as the Greater Milwaukee Open (July 2-5). Second-placed Gary McCord (USA) finished 1 shot behind Art Wall Jr (USA), who recorded the last of his 14 PGA Tour wins. [Tuckaway CC, Franklin, nr Milwaukee, Wisc.].
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Played as the Insurance City Open (Aug 18-21). Second-placed Wes Ellis (USA) finished 2 shots behind Art Wall Jr (USA). [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
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Played as the Caracas Open (Caribbean tour event). Second-placed Wes Ellis (USA) and Dean Refram (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wall (USA). [Valle Arriba GC, Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the Panama Open (Caribbean tour event). Second-placed Wes Ellis (USA) finished 4 shots behind Wall Jr (USA). [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
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Played as the Maracaibo Open (Caribbean tour event). Second-placed Wes Ellis (USA), John Barnum (USA) and Jay Dolan (USA) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Wall Jr (USA). [Maracaibo CC, Maracaibo, Venezuela].
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Played as the Puerto Rico Open (March 5-8; Caribbean tour event). Art Wall Jr (USA) beat Jay Dolan (USA) at the fourth playoff hole. [East course, TPC Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico; at the time known as Dorado Beach Resort].].
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Played as the San Diego Open Invitational (Jan 9-12). Second-placed Tony Lema (USA) and Bob Rosburg (USA) finished 2 shots behind Wall (USA). [Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, CA].
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Played as the Maracaibo Open (Caribbean tour event). Second-placed and defending champion Jim Ferree (USA) finished 3 shots behind Wall (USA). [Maracaibo CC, Maracaibo, Venezuela].
Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished in second place behind Wall Jr (USA). [Club de Golf Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico].
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Played as the Caracas Open. Second-placed George Knudson (Can) finished 2 shots behind Wall (USA). [Valle Arriba GC, Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Bob Goalby (USA) and Jay Hebert (USA) finished 6 shots behind Art Wall Jr (USA). [St George's G&CC, Etobicoke, Ontario].
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Buick
Played as the Buick Open Invitational (July 2-5, 7). Art Wall Jr (USA) beat Dow Finsterwald (USA) in an 18-hole Tuesday playoff (Wall 71, Finstwerwald 73). Wall recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
Awards
PGA of America
Wall (USA) was the PGA Tour 1959 leading money winner, with earnings of $53,167 on the Tour. Gene Littler (USA) was second on the money list.
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The Masters Tournament (23rd) (April 2-5). Dr Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 1 shot behind Wall (USA), who stormed through the field on the final day with a round of 66 that included five birdies in the last six holes. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
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Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am (Jan 15-18). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) and Gene Littler (USA) finished 2 shots behind Wall Jr (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].
Awards
PGA of America
Wall (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.
Awards
PGA of America
Wall Jr. (USA) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
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Played as the Rubber City Open Invitational (July 3-6). Art Wall Jr (USA) beat Dow Finsterwald (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to win his fifth PGA Tour title. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
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Played as the Eastern Open (July 24-27). Art Wall Jr (USA) beat Jack Burke Jr (USA) and Bob Rosburg (USA) with a birdie-four at the first playoff hole. [Mt Pleasant Municipal GC, Baltimore, MD].
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 7-10). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Wall (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
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Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 22-25). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) and defending champion Al Besselink (USA) finished 6 shots behind Wall (USA). [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
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David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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